Episode Details

Have you ever looked around your house and thought, I love my dogs… but I’m so tired?

When you live with multiple dogs, the days can start to feel like a constant loop of walks, enrichment, behavior needs, and making sure everyone gets enough of you. It’s beautiful and chaotic and deeply fulfilling—and sometimes completely overwhelming. The emotional load of trying to meet every need can quietly wear you down, even when you wouldn’t trade them for anything.

In this honest conversation, Em sits down with Denise, a multi-dog guardian and founder of The Doggy Den, to talk about what life really looks like behind the scenes. They share the messy middle of managing several rescue dogs at once, the boundaries and routines that brought more steadiness to their home, and the permission to care for your own nervous system too. Not doing more—just doing what’s sustainable.

Press play if you need a reminder that supporting yourself is part of supporting your dogs.

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This podcast explores real life with dogs — including dog behavior, reactivity, dog anxiety, stress in dogs, fearful dogs, and everyday training challenges. It’s for dog parents who are overwhelmed navigating life with dogs and want a clearer understanding of their dog, practical support, and a stronger bond while creating a calmer daily life with their dogs. Episodes cover canine nutrition, dog body language, dog communication, dog food and behavior, gut health, dog wellness, enrichment for dogs, dog enrichment activities, routines, dog lifestyle, and regulation — so life with your dog can feel calmer, more manageable, and more sustainable. Hosted by a dog trainer, canine nutrition coach, and retired vet tech, the show blends training, nutrition, and enrichment to support and bond with sensitive, anxious, pure-bred, and rescue dogs at home and in real life.

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